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State officials touted their pending bridge over Broad Street project Wednesday, but one business owner doubts the plan will be good for the city.

"It's an eyesore," said Henry Huddleston, whose family owns and operates gas stations and a wholesale gas business with an office on Old Fort Parkway, near where the bridge will link to Memorial Boulevard and bypass the congested intersection at Northwest Broad Street.

Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer noted that 60,000 autos pass through the intersection per day and that number will rise to 72,740 by 2034. ...